In Canada, Quebec’s provincial government has just announced, without prior warning, a freeze on permanent immigration. Two major programs are impacted: the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) and the graduate component of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ). The opposition is denouncing a “lack of planning”, while immigrant rights’ organizations accuse the authorities of making thousands of qualified migrants pay the price for a lack of political foresight. FRANCE 24’s Francois Rihouay and Joanne Profeta report, with Fraser Jackson.
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Canada: Expats worried as Quebec freezes immigration programs
